THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY · EVENT← TODAY'S COVERTHE WATER
The Gandak runs about 22 cm above its highest recorded flood level at Dumariaghat, and the Ganga is above danger at Patna. About 4.3 million people are affected in Bihar, as the monsoon withdraws from the north-west. (Handled with care.)
THE RECORD
44 turning points on record since Jul 18 — the 8 most recent shown.
Oct 3easing → cresting · intensified sharply
Oct 2active → easing
Oct 1↑ intensified sharply
Sep 30easing → active · became confirmed
Sep 29active → easing
Sep 28easing → active · intensified sharply
Sep 27▽ eased
Sep 26▽ reclassified tropical → water · eased sharply
WHO IT TOUCHES
Public safetyThailand's crest at Ayutthaya, Bihar's breached embankments and a typhoon warning in the northern Marianas.
AgricultureThailand's rice belt and the north Bihar plain under flood.
CONNECTED
Water on the ground — Thailand's crest and Bihar's rivers carry the season's largest counts of people affected..